<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/10253/whats-the-best-way-to-set-up-an-atari-2600-synth/ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:53:17 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158420/#p158420 float.bridges says:

@Theta-Frost, totally let us know how it goes. big_smile

]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:53:17 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158420/#p158420 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158418/#p158418 Theta_Frost says:
little-scale wrote:

Awesome!

Would love to do a sound comparison against a "real" TIA...

I might grab a flashback and try that out! smile

]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:48:29 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158418/#p158418 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158408/#p158408 little-scale says:

Awesome!

Would love to do a sound comparison against a "real" TIA...

]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:33:20 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158408/#p158408 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158407/#p158407 yogi says:
uXe wrote:
yogi wrote:

Imagine a generic SoC platform that can be re-configured to a host of classic systems, at the gate level.

...somebody already imagined it three years ago:

http://www.mcc-home.com/

Very cool. I had seen it awhile ago but forgot all about it.

]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:28:44 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158407/#p158407 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158401/#p158401 uXe says:
yogi wrote:

Imagine a generic SoC platform that can be re-configured to a host of classic systems, at the gate level.

...somebody already imagined it three years ago:

http://www.mcc-home.com/

]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:30:37 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158401/#p158401 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158389/#p158389 yogi says:
Theta_Frost wrote:

I've always had reliability issues with my 2600's.  Too many capacitors to change!  I'd like to see some of the new fabbed PCB designs come to fruition.  There was a pic of one posted on atariage that was never posted of again, and thelonghorn engineer was working on one called project unity.  Maybe the flashback (which uses a recreated TIA as part of a larger SMT chip, AFAIK) is now the best option?

Yea I'll have to say there can be age issues. the switches get damaged., 7805s blown, but I've never run across cap fails. Just got my feet wet with a GameGear, now that was a mess. I have a couple 'Sears'  heavy sixers with trashed mylar ribbon cables. On the good side, the 4 switchers seem pretty rugged.
Thelonghorn eng's project was a cool idea but you needed to swap chips, so it wouldn't help if you had a blown chip.
I think the future is with FPGAs, there are allot of open IP cores out there for classic systems, especially in the MAME world. One big problem is reverse engineering the custom chips, not allot of info on the old silicone. Some times it boils down to de-capping a chip and tracing gate by gate.
Imagine a generic SoC platform that can be re-configured to a host of classic systems, at the gate level.

]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:23:02 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158389/#p158389 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158378/#p158378 little-scale says:

I've never ever had reliability issues with my Atari's, and I've got about 4 of them.

Weird!

Maybe get a PAL one tongue ?

]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:43:42 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158378/#p158378 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158374/#p158374 Theta_Frost says:

I've always had reliability issues with my 2600's.  Too many capacitors to change!  I'd like to see some of the new fabbed PCB designs come to fruition.  There was a pic of one posted on atariage that was never posted of again, and thelonghorn engineer was working on one called project unity.  Maybe the flashback (which uses a recreated TIA as part of a larger SMT chip, AFAIK) is now the best option?

]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:25:02 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158374/#p158374 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158301/#p158301 little-scale says:

For sure! I love the six switchers too...

]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:17:22 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158301/#p158301 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158299/#p158299 yogi says:
little-scale wrote:

yep. the junior is actually my atari console of choice for gigs - i just bought another one recently actually.

eventually i'd like to run a minimal dual atari 2600 setup for live set smile

Oh yes, the Junior is so compact.. I got this one and used it a little, but I'm a real 'wood grain' nut, still hanging on to the heavy sixer I got in the '80s. There's a little magic in that black plastic. wink

]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:11:29 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158299/#p158299 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158295/#p158295 little-scale says:

yep. the junior is actually my atari console of choice for gigs - i just bought another one recently actually.

eventually i'd like to run a minimal dual atari 2600 setup for live set smile

]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:20:53 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158295/#p158295 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158242/#p158242 yogi says:
little-scale wrote:
yogi wrote:

Cool! another project!!
EDIT: didnt read you first post.. VERY WAY COOL 8)

http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/10345 … interface/

Such a very good year!! And should work well with the Junior too!

]]> Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:48:17 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158242/#p158242 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158240/#p158240 yogi says:
little-scale wrote:
Victory Road wrote:

is there anything that works with the 2600 junior? i've heard that synthcart doesn't play nicely with it

Synthcart won't work as well because of the switches vs buttons on the console itself to select the settings

OK that makes allot of sense; never thought of that, the diffs with the C/BW, ect switches.

]]> Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:46:33 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158240/#p158240 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158173/#p158173 little-scale says:
yogi wrote:
little-scale wrote:

it won't be a physical product you can buy, just instructions, open source code and schematics.

Cool! another project!!
EDIT: didnt read you first post.. VERY WAY COOL 8)

http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/10345 … interface/

]]> Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:55:44 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158173/#p158173 <![CDATA[Re: what's the best way to set up an atari 2600 synth?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158172/#p158172 little-scale says:
Victory Road wrote:

is there anything that works with the 2600 junior? i've heard that synthcart doesn't play nicely with it

Synthcart won't work as well because of the switches vs buttons on the console itself to select the settings

]]> Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:55:14 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/158172/#p158172